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City Qafk^ , 5N'7'>b Heln7ct . / 

nNa/aukeenah . ^- .. . . _ . __..-. .3 
^Aa//^tch Tov>^er._ ___,.._-.- 5 

"^ Oic/e^t f^ou^e 19 ^t^«ugu^tf?7e. ../ 

^]F^lorir(.<x CracKer arjd os CQrt . . . . .9 

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n1 Cf tlo^)?;^ J^iver ^o f^ f^ o <~,if G. vVe LaKa_ - Zl 

-i^)idt ^love 177 a r^et,. 25 

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X)u}72eo/T. I'n Fort ^AN Marco. .33 

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It iS SCLid. iKcti CL sKort 
1 1 nae cloo an Indton G kie^ 

S'tAuoLL^itrLC QCCoiy'fDavLed. 
W ort old li^cpyo VQCiri^ . 

JK^ier Viewmp 

HoteLand ih.e ancient^ort, 
Tie Tried, to ^elt iKe ^lave ; 
T^ut K|Don. bein^ irx-fjbrmecL 
that^la\/ery \/v^a^ dt/l/^7^o^ 
+Kc fDa^t , )x.c of-ferecL the 
ne^^ro hi^ ^reedoi-n , ari.cL 
returnied- alon-e to Ki^ 
l^ome iy the E^Verp lacier. 



± jiere iL ^toMcl^, o j^ trance cxot/c . 

T^larxTeoL by cc race d-C^/Dotic, , 
T^eored by ^Koc}\lei Ipdmy har^d^ . 

(jiitteredL -from if^o^^ , 

' ' ^pray oIcLv>/alts; 

S/DOhiLorcK . , 

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rly\np -from tf^cft ^rnT? 

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IhLtlxe^ioo/r; o^ -forest y^f; a dc^ 
In-dion^ hrave^ clweiL 

There WcK OKxe^ 

i_yO'^lror oH his <^ca1/'erecl 

tr/be^ 
J^emncir^t; o-f a raccL 

clejTLapr^ 
INfe'er ^ubdued^ 

"w/tj) bribe , 



-Bytl^c still ]^LO)TLiT{lvcr 
"RooirLcd Wc7u)(eer?oJ7 clpild oC doom, 
:Ai7cl}7?^ ^te]o^ had w^pdered pcvcr 
T^om. hi^ -I'cit^^erj -|^ore^t IporrLc. 

^U h?^ l^indred l^raVe had ]:>cri^jped 
:All l^ad beep t^^e wf?ire777ci7x^ -foe 

i^ate thot Buraeci wilt) j^e/Z/^K olovv: 

Oncea^ ^ile^t)^ T^e ]bo/xcterei 
Oer TKe -fpte t/^ot doowed}i^racc, 
:Aod wftf) wiid ConjecTurevVopaerecL 
Who vVoulcL Coi^e to Siji hi<^ joiac^, 

^udderxly a oreat eiTiolT/on- 

"^torrnldrcaX^ op tf>c. 

\A/hen ife>A/bve5 are qLL 
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-Rif^f^Ieto 1)76 tictcie^c wcLve 
J3v 1J7e cai77]D-|lre5 ^i'>70L(lc(ern7o 

X/eo r s ^ a d /J ov\/n ^ 1 p c ^ -/"ro ni. 

tl7eloolMe 

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^ /^ / ^cUn^b ccfttle 

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Onty Indiarp \^orc\^ Tiad S/oo)^ep , 
Only Irhdiotp S^0^> })ad, S^^pP' 

A^Tie. ^ot, VVaul<eepaJ7 tunpirpo 

T\i'^e^ XvCj^oir 177 y f7ec!rt 1^ 'burmixp 
'^o "beT^oicL Tf}?^ pole -iTocei -^ol\, 

I hcive heard me vvbixdrotc^ ^tory 
0-P tKejr CrowdecL Citte^ great 
0-P th-e/r c/eecl^ orx-^ieLclj o/giory 
NV(7ere my ^dlper^ yyel 'their -fcT^. 

roc 5 "^ b ey o rcTb boT/i_ our )xi ce5» 
lyrir^c.lpO'y l^eri'^^^ecl hy t\r)eir})apd^ 
I w/oi/ld loo]^ 19 to th}C^ir -fac^^ 



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Oct \\^au\ecr)ay) Coirjc a -Ce^lnpn 
0^ a 'yTrarppiT cnpd de^p cLe<:pair, 

jRoin^cl 't\)enp fc)oTf> t/) ere 50037 o^^cjt;!) led, 

J\r)ct >A/ciuT<^eer)CL>)'5 ore at -Torm. 

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I riaVc corpcto v/e\Vtf)/^ city 
io lbe))ot^ your vv^orl<<^ of art; 

Or)ce^ my iatbers l^rav/e/ 

. ^ y ^iov/eLv ior7c(; 

>A/|tk ik CoiLTKeir ^ 

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S / n c r yo ur plary 

3Nfou£]it tl^erci^ -foriye to cherKK, 

J3ut rj^^ tl)oL/£bt -^ ^^ 

oX what ho<^ beeh , 

J3y the TDcihl^^ oXihat lone 

river, 
1>7 nxy -far o-ff -fo re9 1 ho m- e ^ 

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:^ncL aWcnil Tny 

cLoom . 



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AcarCely had tf^e vVorcl^ 

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clII herpt anclrccL'irpn , 
^A/l tK CI <t)^a \12^ e ry oti on ^1^ oo}\ '• 

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J3ttt ipy "heart lea/^x^ 

at yoLir Ktory, 

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Cee ll^cif ctarry bor^ner vVave ^ 

/jMeolK its Xoi6.<s,\io man 

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^ f m a o e 

^ ^ to 

enclave. 



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LLr^der w]r)\c\) r^y peoj^le groaiiccl, 

'\^our^ have joerished /n lh.e/r 

bravVy^ 
-iDyip^ -|^or ti;)e icmcL t);) ev ovvpeoL . 

J^ut a bn^);)ter day ha^j hroKcr; , 

Oi -fhe trLurr^/Db of ilbe ^j^^t . 
0]^e^^- tbe^;> +/;)>/ 1 0/70 C io^edL Vi^/Oi^^ 

O[!^hou C CI 9^1 ^h)^ o nob/e wi^yon 

of tf)c^rec, 



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3N(o VVxmK^eepaT^ or)^Werecl 

Racily, 

2\lot -^or 177 e tf^e w);)it'e IT? a r^^ 

art; 
^eelhe^e l^ui^e^ beat too iipcCclly^ 

I 170 >/e ^1i)l a ya\/ape Jpeart 

^e iT^ay t"(n)<ye th ?^ ~f:)Oor old 

Creature^ 

iell hirp O-jThi^ cJ^ 09 g^ecl estate, 

It rr7ay Jolease 7;)7S servile. 

no Tare; 

I <hcf[[ choose rny -Ta'ther^ fate!'. 




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rror^lf^c IdIcizcl lypoVcd civVclv, 

Vs/]th a heart „ ^. , 

^ ^ all-fil/ecl 

vv^iH^ yearning^ 

ror })is w»tcl ho^T^e, 

-Tcxr / 

' n>A/ay. 



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inspiration^ 

Downinp , 

ilr^e o J^evV creaTjon. , 

O^^^l^e clar)^ of r^atiire^ \p'Lp}yt, 

It 1^ l^e ! irL. every ^ecL±ure, 
r dap vVelL f)/^ Kiy^il^ilo trace; 
IXaupbt deceive^ t/^e eye 

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streamed, 

Jvfoveci tf^erna^ter^ 

of t)7e eartif;) , 

IButriotorLe of a/I their Taces 
loLc^ wKat real joy 

w/as vVori"nL, 



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vva^ heaming 
From two ^ace^r on fhai eve ^ 
XJirouoK tkeir hearty 

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